I guess you could say that I'm feeling a little more experienced at cancer than I was last year. I feel as though I've hit my 20's in my cancer life ... sort of quieted down, less drama driven, more mature and reflective. Like the dating rule which stipulates, "spend at least 4 seasons with someone before you even consider settling down," I have found that spending for seasons with cancer and its aftermath has given me a more peaceful perspective than I had before cancer.
I have always been one to live in the moment. After all, there is no point rehashing the past or worrying about the future. But when cancer moved in, the first thing my mind did was go right to the end, or at least what I envisioned *might* be the end ... an end due to cancer.
Like anybody first diagnosed with a potentially debilitating disease, you don't know much. This leaves lots of room the for m
ind to go nuts. Mine did. Did yours? This was the worst part. But then, you get information, you have your surgeries, you talk with your professionals, you Google, and mostly, you figure out how to get on with life.
Now that 4 seasons have come and gone, I know a few things; I can make this life work no matter what. I know that cause I just did it. For a year.
I have said, and I still maintain, that cancer made me stronger, more determined, more focused, happier, more loving, more accepting, and way less resistant. I would not be the person today without it. More importantly, I would not have gotten to know many of my life heroes, my friends and inspirations.
And so, one year later as I move into my 5th season, I am as grateful and as peaceful as I ever was.
Paix and love, Jennifer
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